BAKU, AZERBAIJAN - JUNE 28: In this handout photo released by the Israeli Government Press Office (GPO), Israeli President Shimon Peres (C) arrives at the Heydar Aliyev International Airport June 28, 2009 in Baku, Azerbaijan. President Peres will visit both Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan on a four-day trip to advance Israel's ties with those countries. Getty Images logo Getty Images 4 months ago

BAKU, AZERBAIJAN - JUNE 28: In this handout photo released by the Israeli Government Press Office (GPO), Israeli President Shimon Peres (C) arrives at the Heydar Aliyev International Airport June 28, 2009 in Baku, Azerbaijan. President Peres will visit both Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan on a four-day trip to advance Israel's ties with those countries.

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  8. HATZERIM, ISRAEL - JUNE 25: In this handout file photo provided by the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) on September 13, 2009, Asaf Ramon, son of Israel's first astronaut Ilan Ramon who died when space shuttle Columbia crashed in 2003, is greeted by Israeli President Shimon Peres during a ceremony where he was awarded his air force pilot wings on June 25, 2009 at the Hatzerim base in southern Israel. Asaf Ramon was killed September 13, 2009 when his F16-A jet fighter crashed during a training exercise over the West Bank.

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